Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)16161577788788991313131313131314141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3572792792462512512662833194215745364744681452158515851534129414441403144313401525
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
2.99
12:57PM
3.13
1:19AM
2.98
1:34PM
3.07
1:58AM
2.92
2:14PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.11
7:15PM
0.11
7:30AM
0.17
7:55PM
0.18
8:12AM
0.30
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:13-------8:12-------8:10
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1------1----------------
Temp. °C191717171919191917161515161718171515151618191918
Feels °C (?)161414141514151512101010121415141313131315151614
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